How to win students and influence academics: Methods for increasing library contact time within the curriculum.

Neena Shukla Morris, Information Resources Librarian, at the Brighton and Sussex Medical School

Abstract

In April 2024 Neena took responsibility for Phase 2 and 3 BMBS students at Brighton and Sussex Medical School.  In this session, Neena explains how, in less than six months, she increased the number of embedded library sessions from two to six – a threefold rise.  She provides the details of how she pinpointed the optimum moments for library instruction, influenced those in power to recognise the value of her teaching, leading them to relinquish time within the curriculum, which allowed her to win the attention and respect of students.

Biography

Neena has over fifteen years’ experience working in a variety of roles in education and libraries.  This career path unfolded when she took a Saturday job as a public library assistant to supplement her income as a teaching assistant – and the rest is history.  Her current post for Brighton and Sussex Medical School is her first health and medicine position.  She loves reading, running, calligraphy and spending time with her husband and three young daughters – but is equally glad for a couple of nights’ away at UHMLG!

Summer Conference 2025: Stop! Collaborate and Listen: Partnerships in Libraries

UHMLG’s 2025 Summer Conference brings together a range of fantastic speakers to look at partnerships within libraries. The conference is taking place in person at the Hive in Worcester and spans two half days (13-14 June, 2025). Our core audience is UK / Republic of Ireland health and medical librarians from the Higher Education and NHS / health sectors, but we welcome delegates from any area of librarianship, and from anywhere in the world.

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